American fashion model, Gia Marie Carangi was best known as Gia Carangi famous during the late 1970s and late 1980s. She appeared on the cover page of fashion magazine including Vogue and Cosmopolitan and was featured in several advertising campaigns, Armani, Chanel, Christian Dior, Versace, and Yves Saint Laurent. She died of an AIDS-related complex at the age of 26.